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L'ONGRESS I 

Session \ 



SENATE 



DorUMFMT 

No 381 



VESSELS SUNK BY GERMAN 

SUBMARINES, MINES, 

OR WARSHIPS 



DATA 

CONCERNING THE SINKING OF NEUTRAL VESSELS 
BELONGING TO NORWAY. SWEDEN. DENMARK, AND 
HOLLAND. AND WHICH WERE SUNK BY GERMAN 
SUBMARINES. MINES. OR WARSHIPS BETWEEN THE 
DATES. AUGUST I. 1914. AND MARCH 25, 1916 




PRESENTED BY MR. NELSON 
March 30, 1 9 i 6.— Ordered to be printed 



WASHINGTON 

GO\/ERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1916 



-J] SI 



D. of D. 
APR B 1916 






SUMMARY. 



Data concerning the sinking of neutral vessels belonging to Nor- 
way, Sweden, Denmark, and HoUand, and which were sunk by Ger- 
man submarines, mines, or warships between the dates August 1, 
1914, and March 25, 1916: 

Total number of Norwegian sliips ^ 

Total number of Swedish ships 50 

Total number of Danish ships ^^ 

Total number of Dutch ships ^ 

Total number of ships ^203 

Total number of ships sunk by submarines 136 

Total number of ships sunk by mines. "o 

Total number of ships sunk by warships ^ 

Total number of ships destroyed ^^^ 

Total tonnage of Norwegian ships In'ol} 

Total tonnage of Swedish ships 07 790 

Total tonnage of Dutch ships 7 7qti 

Total tonnage of Danish ships '' ''^^ 

Total available tonnage of ships destroyed 140, 623 

Up to the 28th of January, 1916, Germany and Great Britain had 
seized or detained 362 Swedish ships, valued at $467,150, smce the 
war beo-an. Germany detained 221 ships and seized 5, of a total 
value of $256,250. Great Britain detained 134 and seized 2, valued 

at $210,100. , ^ ,. , 1 . , , 

According to reports 77 Norwegian and 128 Swedish subjects have 

lost their lives. 

Itemized list of vessels destroyed. 



Nationality. 



Norwegian . 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 



Tonnage . 



1,507 



2,211 



4,420 
499 
270 



Sunk by 



Submarine. . 

Mine 

do 



do 

....do 

....do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

Submarine. . 

Mine 

Submarine. . 

do i Nor 

do ' Eva... 

Mine ': Caprivi 



Name. 



Pluton 

Tusla 

Gottfried.. 

Fesvik 

Tromo 

Vaaren 

Boston 

Eli 

Castor 

Bjerka 

Nordkyn.. 
Semantha. 

Regin 

Beiridge. . 



Date of 
sinking. 



/Aug. 1,1914- 
\Feb. 1915- 
Aug. 7,1914 
Aug. 27,1914 
Sept. 23,1914 
Oct. 14,1914 
Dec. 17,1914 
Dec. 22,1914 
Dec. 25,1914 
Jan. 10,1915 
Feb. 20,1915 

Do. 
Feb. 3, 1915 
Feb. 23,1915 

Do. 
Apr. 1,1915 
Apr. 22,1915 
Apr. 24,1915 



4 VESSELS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES, MINES, OR WARSHIPS. 

Itemized list of vessels destroyed — Continued. 



Nationality. 



Norwegian. 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 



Tonnage. 



.599 
712 
95 



286 



1,393 
376 
640 
604 

1,454 
249 



979 
2,241 
1,925 
1,094 
857 
914 
1,448 



673 

664 

1,073 



79 

3,819 

596 

633 

2,730 

455 

8f^0 

995 

1,081 

1,421 

189 



Sunk by 



Name. 



820 

649 

1,381 

1,063 



884 

1,639 

96 



195 
360 
167 
563 



1,398 
388 
1,091 
5,600 
1,6.59 
2,379 
516 



782 
780 
712 



Submarine. . 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

Mine 

Sin)marine.. 

do 

do...... 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

Mine 

Submarine.. 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

.-..do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do , 

....do , 

....do 

....do 



1,912 
2,275 
1,158 
1,311 



974 
2,276 
2,397 



do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

Mine 

do 

Submarine. . . 

do 

do 

do 

....do 

...do 

Mine 

Submarine. . . 

...do 

Mine 

...do 

Submarine. . . 

....do 

....do 

....do 

....do 



. Laila 

I America 

' Baldwin 

j Os'ar Fr'stad. .. 

Osjar Arendal.. 

I Martba 

j Maricopa 

Miner^-a 

j Cubona 

' Superb 

Olitterind 

Trudvang 

Belleglad 

Devanger 

Granit 

Oerda 

Truma 

Thistlebank 

Cumbuskeimeth 

Gjeso 

KatVa 

Mama 

Fiery Cross 

Peik 

I-ysaker 

Svein Jarl 

Nordaas 

Harboe 

Rym 

Nordlyset 

Fimreite 

Sogndalen 

G. F. J^arbitz... 

Trondhjemsfjord 

Vandis 

.\lbis 

Norman 

Geiranger 

Morna 

Jason 

Aura 

Raraulus 

Mineral 

Bras , 

Magda 

Sverresl jorg , 

Kong Guttorm. . 

Tello 

Glimt 

Storesand 

Bien 

Norte 

Presto 

Wensbeck 

Flora 

Actie 

Florida 

Ellen Benson. ... 

Salerno 

Selma 

Eidsiva 

Waroiista 

San Miguel 

lUriken 

Klar 

Hercules 

>'ereus 

Ingstad 

Niro 

Homeleln 

Rigi 

Fridtjof Nansen... 

Bonheur 

Vaarii 

i^ labama 

Langelie 

I indfield 

Kannik 

ICpinig 



Date of 
sinking. 



Apr. 30,1915 
May 1, 1915 

Do. 
May 3, 1915 

Do. 
May 15,1915 
May 19,1915 
May 22,1915 
June 2, 1915 

Do. 
June 7, 1915 

Do. 
June 13,1915 
June 14,1915 
June 10,1915 

June 23,1915 
June 30,1915 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
July 5, 1915 

Do. 
July 8, 1915 
July 9,1915 
July 10,1915 
July 15,1915 

'Do. 
July 22,1915 
July 26,1915 
July 27,1915 

Do. 
July 30,1915 
Aug. 5,1915 

Do. 
Aug. 7,1915 
Aug. 9,1915 
Aug. 11,1915 
Aug. 10,1915 
Aug. 13,1915 
Aug. 14,1915 

Do. 
Aug. 19,1915 
Do. 
Do. 
Aug. 28,1915 
Sept. 2,1915 
Sept. 5,1915 
Sept. 7,1915 
Sept. 12,1915 
Sept. 15, 1915 
Sept. 10, 1915 

Do. 
Oct. 1, 1915 
Do. 
Do. 
Oct. 7,1915 
Oct. 14,1915 
Oct. 26,1915 
Nov. 1, 1915 
Nov. 14,1915 
Nov. 17,1915 
Nov. 18,1915 
Nov. 26,1915 
Dec. 1,1915 
Dec. 10,1915 

Do. 
Dec. 19,1915 
Dec. ?9, 1915 
Dec. 30,1915 
Jan. 6, 1916 
Jan. 7, 1916 
Feb. 11,1916 
Feb. 14, 191fi 
Mar. ro, I9lf; 
Mar. 23,1916 

Do. 
Mar. 24,191(j 



Blakken I Mar. 25, Wic, 



VESSELS SUNK BY (iERMAN SUBMARINES, MINES, OR WAESHIPS. "5 

Itemized list of vessels destroyed — Continued. 



Nationality. 


Tonnage. 


Sunk by 


Name. 


Date of 
sinking. 


Swedish. . . 


2,534 

1,461 
1,183 
1,412 


Mine 


St. Paul 


f.*ug. 1,1914- 

\Feb., 1915 

Do. 


Do 


...do 


Alieo 


Do 


do. .. 


j^ndreas... 


Do. 


Do 


. ...do 


Droit 


Do. 


Do 


do 


.Atle 


Do. 


Do 




do 


Ornem 


Oct. 27,1914 


Do 




do 


Luna 


De?. 6,1914 


Do...:... 




do 


E verilda 


Do. 


Do 




do 


Forra Sverige 


Dec. 7, 1914 


Do.. . 




Submarine 

do 


Hanna 


Mar. 7, 1915 


Do 




Heima 


Mar. 13,1915 


Do 




Mine 


FolVe 


i^pr. 14,1915 


Do 




Submarine 


Ruth 


Apr. 21,1915 


Do 




1 entric 


/pr. 26,1915 


Do 




Submarine 

do 


EUida 


May 1,1915 


Do 




EHsa 


May 2, 1915 






Mine 


JoHan Nyberg 


May 22,1915 


Do 




do. 


Hcrnodia 


Mav 23,1915 


Do 




Submarine 

do 


M. R ossvall 


May 28,1915 


Do 




Lappland 


June 3, 1915 


Do 




do 


Otago 


June 10,1915 


Do 




do 


Verdandi 


June 15,1915 


Do 




do 


Bergladen 


June 22,1915 


Do 




....do 


Minosa 


Do. 


Do 




do 


Fram 


Do. 


Do 




do 


Otis 


Do. 


Do 




do 


Kipple 


Do. 


Do 


.... do 


Vesta 


June 28,1915 


Do 




Mine 

Submarine 

do 


Daisy 


July 14,1915 


Do 




Capella 


July 22,1915 


Do ... 




Emma 


Julv 28,1915 


Do 




. do 


So£;ndalen 


July :;7,1915 


Do 


303 


do 




July 29,1915 


Do 


do 


Madonna 


Aug. 5,1915 


Do 


3,779 


do 

do 


Malmland 


Aug. 7,1915 


Do 


Mai 


Aug. 9, 1915 


Do 


804 


do 

do 


Disa 


j\ug. 25,1915 


Do 


Sven Renstrum 


Sept. 5,1915 


Do 


1,107 
1,601 


do 

do 

Mine 


Ffosvik 


Sept. 22, 1915 


Do 


Texelstroom 


Oct. 7, 1915 


Do 


Rumina 


Oct. 28.1915 


Do 


1,013 
1,219 


Submarine 

do 

do 


Wolf 


Nov. 1,1915 


Do 


Nereus 


Nov. 28, 1915 


Do 


Sabrina 


Nov. 30, 1915 


Do 






Norrvils- 


De:. 9, 1915 


Do 


1,117 


do 

Submarine 

Mine 


Bri?it 


Feb. 28,1916 


Do 


T'ornberg 


do 


Do 


521 


Knippla 


Feb. :9,1916 


Do 


... do 


Martha 


Mar. 10,1916 


Do 


1,500 

272 

1,270 
580 


Submarine 

Mine 


Silius 


Mar. 11,1916 




Skulifogeti 


/Aug. 1,1914- 

\Feb. 1915 

Do. 


Do 


do 

do 

do 


Hamma 


Do 


Marv 


Do. 


Do 


i h. Froberg 


Aug. 21,1914 


Do 




do 


Geae 


j^ug. 27,1914 


Do 




do 


Eyrie 


Sept. 2,1914 


Do 




do 


M.'. .Holm 


Dec. 23,1914 


Do . .. 




Submarine 

Mine 

Submarine 

do 


( athay 


May 5, 1915 


Do 1 




Lilian Trost 


May 8, 1915 


Do . .. 




Martha 


May 15,1915 






Betty 


May 26,1915 


Do 




do 


Soborg 


May 31,1915 


Do 




do 


( yrus 


June 2, 1915 


Do 




do 


Salvador 


Do. 


Do 




do 


( ocos 


June 12,1915 


Do 




do 


Ellen 


July 8,1915 


Do 




do 


Noeill 


July 27,1915 


Do 




do Maria 


Julv 28,1915 


Do 




do 


Neptunis 


Do. 


Do 




do 


I ena 


Do. 


Do 




do 


Hans Emil 


Aug. 7,1915 


Do 




do 


Frode 


Sept. .5,1915 




1,217 

82 

1,229 

1,697 

367 

1,017 


do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 


Thorvaldsen 


Sept. 22, 1915 


Do 


Veset 


Sept. 28,1915 


Do 


Minsk 


Dec. 10,1915 


Do 


Skodsberg 


Mar. 20,1916 


Do 


Claudia 

( hristiansand 


Mar. 23,1915 


Do 


Mar. 24,1915 



6 VESSELS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES, MINES, OB WARSHIPS. 

Itemized list of vessels destroyed — -Continued. 



Nationality. 


Tonnage. 


Sunk by 


Name. 


Date of 
slaking. 


Dutch ... 


2,336 

927 
2,804 


Mine 


Houtdijk 


/Aug. 1,1914- 

\Feb., 1915 

Do. 


Do 


do 


Nieuland 


Do 


Submarine 


Maria 


Do. 


Do 


i^liceH 


Aug. 18,1914 
Nov. 9,1914 


Do 




do 


Poolster 


Do 




do 


Stemma 2 


Do. 


Do 




do 


I eersum 


Dec. 26,1914 


Do 




Submarine 


Media 


Mar. 13,1915 


Do 




A mstel 


Mar. 29,1915 


Do 




do 


Scheiland 


Apr. 1, 1915 


Do 




Warship 

Mine 

do 


Katwyk 


Apr. 14,1915 


Do 




Ryndam 


June 8,1915 


Do 




Bresken 19 


June 16,1915 


Do 




do 


t eres 


June 25,1915 


Do 


. do.... 


Amsterdam 


Sept. 2,1915 


Do 




do 


S. t.H.316, 


Sept. 9,1915 


Do 


9,000 
4,815 


do 

Submarine 

Mine 


Emma 


Sept. 22, 1915 


Do 


Emdyke 


Sept. 25,1915 


Do 


Konigen Emma 


Sept. 30, 1915 


Do 




do 


Texelstroom 


Oct. 14,1915 


Do 




Submarine 

Mine 


Johanna 


Oct. 21,1915 


Do 




S. L. H. 450 


Nov. 18,1915 


Do 


2,229 


Submarine 

Mine 


Ellewoutsdijk 


Dec. 7, 1915 


Do 


Erin 


Dec. 29,1915 


Do 


2,609 


do 

do 


Mooshaven 

Dutch Schooner 

/ rtemis 


Jan. 14,1916 


Do 


Jan. 21,1916 


Do 




Submarme. . . 
Submarine (?) 


Feb. 3,1916 


Do 


13,000 


Tubantia 


Mar. 16,1916 







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